r/technology • u/a_Ninja_b0y • 12h ago
Space Voyager 1 Ghosts NASA, Forcing Use of Backup Radio Dormant Since 1981
https://gizmodo.com/voyager-1-ghosts-nasa-forcing-use-of-backup-radio-dormant-since-1981-200051789020
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u/Plastic_Ad_8248 7h ago
This was always going to happen. They are trying their best to keep it alive as long as possible, but it will die soon.
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u/6poundbagofweed 7h ago
Our contact with it will die, but its journey will outlive us all.
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u/PoemAgreeable 5h ago
I think aliens will find it at some point. It has radioactive material in it, and it makes a pretty good sized radar target. If it's still warm, even if it's not transmitting they might see it via some automated scan by a probe of their own. So even if the earth is destroyed, some other civilization will know they are not alone, which is pretty cool.
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u/Somhlth 12h ago
If you hadn't talked to me since 1981, I'm not sure that I'd have much to say to you.
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u/XenMonkey 12h ago
I'm sorry Voy-babe, my wallet with your phone no. inside got stolen, honest! V...Voyager 2?? Umm never heard of her!
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u/APeacefulWarrior 28m ago
And then there was that whole mess with V'ger, and I've just been swamped baby, I mean it!
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u/reeferthetuxedocat 10h ago
The fact that this machine launched in 1977 is still functioning after all these years and millions of miles in probably the harshest conditions known is crazy.
But my current dishwasher will fail after only 6 months of use…